This is sorely underrated work from Billy. I’d probably have to say Streetlife Serenade is one of my top albums of his. The Hammond organ in this is fecking epic!
This whole album is vastly underrated. My favorite by far. His raw talent was exploding. STREETLIFE SERENADER; most people never heard that track, this track, or THE MEXICAN CONNECTION.
Los Angelenos All come from somewhere To live in sunshine Their funky exile Midwestern ladies High-heeled and faded Drivin' sleek new sports cars With their New York cowboys Hiding up in the mountains Laying low in the canyons Goin' nowhere on the streets With their Spanish names Makin' love with the natives In their Hollywood places Making up for all the time gone by Los Angelenos All come from somewhere 'cause it's all so easy To become acquainted Electric babies Blue-jeaned and jaded Such hot sweet schoolgirls So educated Tanning out in the beaches With their Mexican reefers No one ever has to feel Like a refugee Going into garages For exotic massages Making up for all the time gone by Hiding up in the mountains Laying low in the canyons Goin' nowhere on the streets With the Spanish names Makin' love with the natives In their Hollywood places Making up for all the time gone by Los Angelenos All come from somewhere It's so familiar Their foreign faces
Ya although i don’t really think it’s a “love song” to LA. Maybe I’m wrong but I’ve always taken it as kind of the opposite. I don’t think he had a very positive experience in LA which is why he went back to NY and then wrote basically a “love album” to NY. At least that’s the way I always looked at it could be wrong though
I love this whole album but I kind of prefer the huge drive the band gives it in the Songs in the Attic version. Damned great song, always a favourite since I first heard it in mid 80s.
I agree with you although it’s also what I’m more used to listening to so it could be the familiarity. I actually did a double take on street life serenader like why does this sound different and then remembered oh ya you’re used to the songs in the attic version. I think pretty much all the songs on that album are a superior version to their counterpart
I read the "Songs in the Attic" liner a couple of days ago (where I 1st heard this song). Because record studios had their session musicians, they couldn't recreate the feeling Joel and his band had when writing the song--at least that was the gist I got from it.
This album was underrated, by Billy Joel, himself! He felt the pressure from the record label, to rush to market a follow-up to his huge hit, "Piano Man." It's sad that he didn't recognize his own genius, during his creative prime. Lennon & McCartney rushed out their first few albums, with a stellar percentage of classic hits. It's also true that great artists always think they could've done better, if given more time.
I don't get the the whole context of the lyrics because, I presume, it's too american, but this number is really cool and it has its unique 70's spirit.
Ya you definitely have to have a little understanding of Los Angeles to get it. While personally I’ve only been there once for a few days and live thousands of miles away most Americans have an idea/image of LA partly because it is the epicenter of entertainment especially tv and movies but music as well which is why billy was out there. Which also accounts for they “all come from somewhere”. Many residents are transplants originally from somewhere else who many times went to LA to “chase their dreams of being a star!” But to understand the context a little more it helps to know Billy’s story which is he was from New York went to LA to try to help his music career but didn’t have a great experience then went back to NY and wrote Turnstiles which is basically a “love song/album” to NY. And ironically this was actually one of his worst selling albums and when he went back to NY that’s when his career really took off to another level
No offense but Billy Joel sounds nothing like Rush. The closest Billy Joel ever got to prog rock was either "the ballad of Billy the Kid" or "Scenes from an Italian Restaurant." I guess you could make a case for "the entertainer" too which is on this album.
Personally, it reminds me of rush not because of progressive/expansive song structure but rather because of that sort of galloping rhythm they often seemed to play with, which TO ME defines the band’s sound a lot more than the so-called progressive elements
This whole album is a mood. I know Joel doesn’t like this one because it’s sort of cynical from a juvenile perspective. But sometimes that’s what the doctor ordered.
Fun song, off a very underrated album.
I agree. Some very nice moments on the album. Very underrated.
This is sorely underrated work from Billy. I’d probably have to say Streetlife Serenade is one of my top albums of his. The Hammond organ in this is fecking epic!
This whole album is vastly underrated. My favorite by far. His raw talent was exploding. STREETLIFE SERENADER; most people never heard that track, this track, or THE MEXICAN CONNECTION.
If you're a huge Billy Joel fan you know every song he's recorded
@@mook9708not everyone would've heard the hassles or atilla
This song + Billy’s vocals= a really great song. Nuff said.
I love this whole album...Early Billy Joel...very underrated album..Los Angelinos....another classic by the master of longevity....love Billy Joel..
Los Angelenos
All come from somewhere
To live in sunshine
Their funky exile
Midwestern ladies
High-heeled and faded
Drivin' sleek new sports cars
With their New York cowboys
Hiding up in the mountains
Laying low in the canyons
Goin' nowhere on the streets
With their Spanish names
Makin' love with the natives
In their Hollywood places
Making up for all the time gone by
Los Angelenos
All come from somewhere
'cause it's all so easy
To become acquainted
Electric babies
Blue-jeaned and jaded
Such hot sweet schoolgirls
So educated
Tanning out in the beaches
With their Mexican reefers
No one ever has to feel
Like a refugee
Going into garages
For exotic massages
Making up for all the time gone by
Hiding up in the mountains
Laying low in the canyons
Goin' nowhere on the streets
With the Spanish names
Makin' love with the natives
In their Hollywood places
Making up for all the time gone by
Los Angelenos
All come from somewhere
It's so familiar
Their foreign faces
“They form the exiled”?
Excellent lyrics, melody.
Hey Billy , We still enjoy your music. 10th January 2018.
March 18th, 2022.
March 21, 2022
@@Hoops2Good August 8, 2022
I think he knows that based on what he can sell concert tickets for! Lol
may 7th, 2023
My favorite guitar work on any of his songs.
No one but him will understand what plays in my head when I hear this.
THIS SONG ROCKS THE GUITAR 🎸 I love this song 🎵
Best album
"Songs In The Attic", A Great Live Album Of Billy Joel Songs, The Los Angelenos Track is one of the songs on that album. I have both CDs!
Incredible vibe and playful melodies and also great singing.
Yup... how cool is it that a New Yorker wrote a song about L.A. .... 2019. LOVE THAT!
He lived in LA at this time. He moved back to NY at the time of his turn styles album
Ya although i don’t really think it’s a “love song” to LA. Maybe I’m wrong but I’ve always taken it as kind of the opposite. I don’t think he had a very positive experience in LA which is why he went back to NY and then wrote basically a “love album” to NY. At least that’s the way I always looked at it could be wrong though
このアルバムの曲、全部好きです！この曲も、生き生きとしていて楽しい！ビリー・ジョエルの歌声とピアノは最高♪♪♪
I still don't understand this song, but it rocks.
Um, it's a sharp commentary on Los Angeles's "culture" or lack thereof.
Billy in interview years ago,wrote it with rod Stewart in mind
It's about how fake LA was(and is).
Thats Rock & Roll right there!!
聴けてよかったです！ありがとうございます
I never noticed the bongos in the left ear up unlit this listening.
No bongos , are congas
Word
Great track 🤟
I've memorized most billy joel songs like weekend song , all the glass houses songs , running on ice
Spot on Bro..........as observed.........'The Executive room'.......memories.
I love this whole album but I kind of prefer the huge drive the band gives it in the Songs in the Attic version. Damned great song, always a favourite since I first heard it in mid 80s.
I agree with you although it’s also what I’m more used to listening to so it could be the familiarity. I actually did a double take on street life serenader like why does this sound different and then remembered oh ya you’re used to the songs in the attic version. I think pretty much all the songs on that album are a superior version to their counterpart
I read the "Songs in the Attic" liner a couple of days ago (where I 1st heard this song). Because record studios had their session musicians, they couldn't recreate the feeling Joel and his band had when writing the song--at least that was the gist I got from it.
Master of gerunds!
che canzone adrenalinica! g
This album was underrated, by Billy Joel, himself!
He felt the pressure from the record label, to rush to market a follow-up to his huge hit, "Piano Man."
It's sad that he didn't recognize his own genius, during his creative prime.
Lennon & McCartney rushed out their first few albums, with a stellar percentage of classic hits.
It's also true that great artists always think they could've done better, if given more time.
Way be4 piano man bub
@@mook9708
"Streetlife Serenade" was '74.
"Piano Man" '73.
This song reminds me of my two bosses who hail from Los Angeles
Gotta love an eastcoaster writing the best song about L.A. ever to exist
He lived in L.A at this time.
Shows your lack of musical knowledge.
@@musashi-san____1409 👌
That beat is awesome
The great Ronnie Tutt on drums!
I don't get the the whole context of the lyrics because, I presume, it's too american, but this number is really cool and it has its unique 70's spirit.
Ya you definitely have to have a little understanding of Los Angeles to get it. While personally I’ve only been there once for a few days and live thousands of miles away most Americans have an idea/image of LA partly because it is the epicenter of entertainment especially tv and movies but music as well which is why billy was out there. Which also accounts for they “all come from somewhere”. Many residents are transplants originally from somewhere else who many times went to LA to “chase their dreams of being a star!” But to understand the context a little more it helps to know Billy’s story which is he was from New York went to LA to try to help his music career but didn’t have a great experience then went back to NY and wrote Turnstiles which is basically a “love song/album” to NY. And ironically this was actually one of his worst selling albums and when he went back to NY that’s when his career really took off to another level
It’s 2024 who’s still listening?
Back when Billy was living in California
"Songs In The Attic" brought me here.
Happy
I love this song so much, it kinda reminds me of Rush, it sounds like a song they made haha. :)
No offense but Billy Joel sounds nothing like Rush. The closest Billy Joel ever got to prog rock was either "the ballad of Billy the Kid" or "Scenes from an Italian Restaurant." I guess you could make a case for "the entertainer" too which is on this album.
I think it’s (this song) has prog qualities, definitely. Maybe more like Supertramp though.
Personally, it reminds me of rush not because of progressive/expansive song structure but rather because of that sort of galloping rhythm they often seemed to play with, which TO ME defines the band’s sound a lot more than the so-called progressive elements
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
@@mikereiss4216 you forgot "Pressure," one of Joel's proggiest
This whole album is a mood. I know Joel doesn’t like this one because it’s sort of cynical from a juvenile perspective. But sometimes that’s what the doctor ordered.
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Billy please play at my wedding 💒
I just need to find a wife first😊🎹
🤸💖🌍